The base-metals commodity markets are going through an “unprecedented” period, Saad Rahim, chief economist at global trader Trafigura, said at the London Metal Exchange’s own metals seminar which started the 2023 LME Week event in London on Monday October 9

Nickel metal produced in China has appeared in the London Metal Exchange warehouse system for the first time since the exchange began reporting its country-of-origin data in January 2023

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-CU-0405 copper grade A cathode premium, in-whs Shanghai which was published incorrectly on Friday October 13

Under the European Green Deal, the European Commission proposed a new EU target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with the levels emitted in 1990

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-NI-0246 Nickel sulfate, cif Japan and Korea price, which was published incorrectly on October 6, 2023.

Steel market participants gathered at the Nordics regional meeting of steel distributors’ association Eurometal in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday October 5, where key discussion topics were how the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will operate and the risks importers face once it reaches final implementation

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback on a proposal to change the publishing date for its US energy and non-energy tubular prices from the second Tuesday of the month and the final Tuesday of the month, respectively, to the second Wednesday of the month.

Key talking points from the Nordics regional meeting of steel distributors’ association Eurometal, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday October 5

After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has changed its PCI low-vol cfr Jingtang index (MB-COA-0007) specifications, laycan and frequency from Thursday October 12.

The aluminium market is experiencing a bullish sentiment, with rising prices. As we reach the end of the financial year, aluminium buyers are left wondering if this trend will last